Brasserie

03Jan10

I was hearing about this place left and right. Go here for brunch, it’s amazing. Okay, fine. I must check it out. We were able to get a reservation for three at 1pm on a Saturday–we’ll take it. It’s a pretty big space as there is a lot of outside seating as well as an inside space that completely reminds me of Balthazar in NYC. Same french bistro-type feel that was going to be overpriced. And indeed it was. The menu was in Hebrew/French with no English. Alright, I can read some French and my friends can read Hebrew–we can do this. There were some specials for the day which sounded yummy. Then salads, seafood, pastas and sandwiches. I ordered the appetizer portion of the artichoke ravioli and a salad. The service was quick and the waitress was very nice. The ravioli came out first, 3 small overcooked raviolis that had potential to be delicious. Ravioli and gnocchi are the two hardest things to perfect because leaving them in the boiling water for one minute longer can really mess them up. The artichoke and the light cream sauce was great but really, just needed a minute less of cooking time. I ordered a salad that was lettuce, cheese (than ended up being blue cheese, so I didn’t eat it), walnuts and candied pears. It was good not great. My friends enjoyed their BLTs and fries. I of course picked on the fries that I thought were excellent. Overall, we had a nice time but felt it was a bit too overpriced for me to go back for a meal that was just so so.

Brasserie
Ibn Gvirol, 70